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From: Yiannis <yiannis@××××××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg uses vt8 instead of vt7 after logging out of gnome
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:34:46
Message-Id: 20090824063439.2cf3956c@mpismpirikos.tolises.homeunix.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg uses vt8 instead of vt7 after logging out of gnome by Lance Lassetter
1 On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:35:49 -0500
2 Lance Lassetter <lance@××××××××.net> wrote:
3
4 > On Mon, 2009-08-24 at 05:32 +0300, Yiannis wrote:
5 > > Hello,
6 > >
7 > > I have noticed this strange behavior on my gentoo box. After logging
8 > > out of gnome, gdm and the subsequent gnome session use vt8 instead
9 > > of vt7(which was used till that time). All following sessions
10 > > continue using vt8.
11 > > Has anybody else noticed such behavior?
12 > >
13 > > Regards
14 > >
15 > > Yiannis
16 > >
17 > Yep. vt7 to login then switched to vt8 after logging in. So if you
18 > ctrl+alt+f1 you get console tty1 and if at the gdm screen you're still
19 > at vt7. If you log in then instead of ctrl+alt+vt7 to get back into
20 > gnome you ctrl+alt+vt8.
21 >
22 > Dunno why :) Used to be standard vt7 and vt8 was used for launching
23 > another session of X.
24 >
25 > Lance
26 >
27
28 Appending:
29 0=Standard vt7
30 in /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf did the trick.
31
32 Should have googled better

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